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FASCINATED pupils at Lofthouse Gate Primary School made a very special four-legged friend this week
Whippet cross, Arthur, showed them how a dog can be a person's ears as well as best friend when he visited the Canal Lane school with owner Josy Pearson, on behalf of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.
The children got to see Arthur let Josy know when the phone or doorbell rang, and were taught how to sign the name of the organisation that trained him.
Headteacher Beverlie Smith said the visit had an extra special meaning for the children because fellow pupil Ellie Yule, aged nine, is hearing impaired.
She said: "We have a sign language club and the children in her year group have learned enough to be able to use it to communicate with Ellie. They love it and it is great for her. It was so nice to see them using the skill so proficiently during the visit on Wednesday."
Mrs Smith said £600 from the school's Christmas concerts was split between Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and the Royal National Institute of the Blind, because another pupil is registered blind.
She added: "We thought it would be nice for the children to see what the money is used for and how much good it does. They were absolutely fascinated by it."
FASCINATED pupils at Lofthouse Gate Primary School made a very special four-legged friend this week
Whippet cross, Arthur, showed them how a dog can be a person's ears as well as best friend when he visited the Canal Lane school with owner Josy Pearson, on behalf of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.
The children got to see Arthur let Josy know when the phone or doorbell rang, and were taught how to sign the name of the organisation that trained him.
Headteacher Beverlie Smith said the visit had an extra special meaning for the children because fellow pupil Ellie Yule, aged nine, is hearing impaired.
She said: "We have a sign language club and the children in her year group have learned enough to be able to use it to communicate with Ellie. They love it and it is great for her. It was so nice to see them using the skill so proficiently during the visit on Wednesday."
Mrs Smith said £600 from the school's Christmas concerts was split between Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and the Royal National Institute of the Blind, because another pupil is registered blind.
She added: "We thought it would be nice for the children to see what the money is used for and how much good it does. They were absolutely fascinated by it."
